Support for telegraph and telephone wires.



H. L. HOYBOOK.

SUPPORT POR TBLEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WIRES.

APPLICATION FILED PEB. 1, 1912.

Inventor aa/@ym zal by Attorneys coLuMmA PLANOGRAPH C0.. WASHINGTON. n,cA

YUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY LEVID HOYBOOK, OF TYLER, TEXAS.

SUPPORT FOR TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WIRES.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, HENRY L. I-IoYBooir, acitizen of the United States, residing at Tyler, in the county of Smithand State of Texas, have invented a new and useful Support for Telegraphand Telephone Vires, of which the following is a specification'.

The present invention relates to improvements in supports for telegraphand telephone wires, the primary object of the invention being theprovision of a novel form of support, whereby a plurality of insulatorsor wire carrying members are detachably retained in spaced relation,said support being preferably made circular in form so that the greatestpossible number of wires may be strung and held thereby.

A further object of the present invention i's the provision of a metalsupport made in the form of a circle and provided with a plurality ofinsulator supporting recesses, whereby the insulators carrying thetelephone and telegraph wires are readily inserted and secured in place,the support and insulators providing a means whereby the wires arestrung and retained in pro-per separated and spaced relation.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a front elevation of the complete support,with portions thereof broken away to show the construction and thepositioning of the wire carrying insulators therein. Fig. 2 is anelevation of a portion of the support with one of the insulators inplace. Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is aperspective view of one of the insulators.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the pole whichcarries the insulator support 2, which is made in the form of an openring and is composed of the two metal plates or flanges 3 which provideand are each provided with the rectangular recesses 4 opening at theperiphery of the support 2. The plates or flanges 3 are connected atequi-distant points throughout Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 1, 1912.

Patented Nov. 1 1, 1913.

Serial No. 674,815.

their circumference by means of the bridging portion 5 of the flexiblestrips of metal which constitute as shown, the fiXed portion 5, and theresilient terminals 6 terminating in the pointed end 7. A plurality ofinsulator pockets or receptacles are thus provided, said pocket-s beingopen periplierally, so that the insulator members may be readilyinserted therein. In order to provide a sealing means for the alinedrecesses 4, a plurality of bridging plates 5 are connected to the anges3 at the portions between the respective alined recesses 4, so that theflexible flaps 6 of each bridging plate 5 may be moved to iit above therectangular portion 8 of the insulator member and have its reduced end 7projected below the end of the adjacent bridged plate 5 and thus holdthe insulator in place, as clearly illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. As theflap 6 is made of flexible metal, the same may be readily bent to assumethe full and dotted positions as shown in F 2 and thus hold theinsulators properly seated within its recess. Each insulating member isprovided with the disk ends 9, which as shown, are disposed to abut theouter faces of the respective flan-ges or plates 3 and provide a meansto retain the insulators against longitudinal movement when in wiresupporting position. Each of the insulators is provided with t-he slot10, which is formed longitudinally thro-ugh the respective disks 9 andthe main connecting portion S, the same being provided with the curvedwalls as at 10', so that the telephone or telegraph wire 11 may be slidinto said slot and will be normally held therein against movement bymeans of the curved portions 10 which provide shoulders at 10 to preventthe accidental displacement of the wire 11. In order however to lock thesaid wire against movement when seated within the insulators, therecessed portions 12 are formed upon the outer ends of the respectivedisks 9 and a binding or retaining wire 13 is positioned as shownclearly in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, having its terminals 14 connected to thewire or conductor 11 upon the outer faces of the respective disks 9. Bythis means it is evident that the retaining wire 13 holds the wire 11seated within the concentric bore of the slot 10 of the respectiveinsulators.

In order that the respective insulators may be seated against rotation,one in each of the respective recesses or pockets 4 as Clearly shown inFig. l, the said pockets are formed non-circular in shape, while theengaging portions or' the line wire carrying members are similarlyshaped to prevent the rotation thereof when in the support.

n using the present invention in Stringing the telephone and telegraphwires, the respective closures G are bent baek as illustrated at theright as viewed in Fig. l, so that after the wire has been seated withinthe respective slots of the insulators and retained therein by means oilthe retaining wire 13, the said insulator is then slid so that therectangular portion 8 iits within the pocket Ll spanning both of therespective plates 3 of the support 2, after which the said closure G isbent downwardly and the reduced end 7 is guided below the edge of theadjacent plate 5, thus locking the insulator' Within the pocket i sothat the conductor wires l1 are properly held and supported in thedesired spaced re ation, and are yet permitted the desired longitudinalexpansion and contraction duo to the changes of temperature.

The Central portions of the insulators and the pockets in the support toreceivel them,` are preferably made square, but any noneireular formthat will prevent the rotation ot' the insulation within its respectivepocket,-

will operate eiiect-ively.

What is claimed is:

l. A line wire carrying insulator support, including two disks, theperipheral edges of which are provided* with angular slots ar` ranged inalined pairs, bridging pieces connecting the disks at their peripheriesand at' the portions of the edges betw en the slots, and closures torthe spaces between the bridging pieces to seal the outer ends of thepockets vformed by the alined pairs of slots. and the space between thebridging pieces. l

2. A line wire carrying insulator sugport, including two disks, theperipheral edges of which are provided with angular slots arranged inalined pairs, bridging pieces con? neeting the disks at theirperipheries and at the portions of the edges between the slots, and aflexible tongue extending from one edge et each bridging member anddisposed to engage the opposite edge to seal the space between thebridging members and form a closure for the receptacle formed by the`alined pairs of slots of the disks and the space between the bridgingpieces.

3. A line wire carrying insulator' support, including two disks, theperipheral edges oit which are provided with angular slots arranged inalined pairs, bridging pieces connecting the disks a their peripheriesand at the portions of the edges between the slots, and a flexibletongue extending from one edge or' each bridging piece and disposed toengage the opposite edge to seal the space between the bridgingmen'ibers and torni a closure for the receptacle formed b y the alinedpairs oiE slots or the disks and the space between the bridging pieces,the free terminal of said closure being tapered for introduction betweenthe disks and within the bridging piece.

il. An insulator support, including two disks, the peripheral edgeswhich are provided with angular slots arranged in alined pairs, bridgingpieces connected to the peripheral edges of the disks and each having .ayieldable free terminal disposed to iit between the disks :.nd torni aelosure iior alined pairs ot recesses, ,said closure when in, suchsealing position being in substantially the same circumferential line asthe peripheries of the disk.

5. A line wire supporting device, comprising an annular member providedwith a plurality of peripherally disposed outwardly opening angularpockets, a line wire carrying member insertible thiroua'h the openingret each pocket, and means connected to the annular member for retainingthe line wire carrying member in its pocket.

G. A line wire supporting device, comprising an annular member providedwith a plurality oft' peripherally disposed outwardly opening angularpockets, a line wire carrying member having a correspondingly shapedbody portion insertible through the openings of each pocket, theengagement of the walls of the pockets with the li e wire carryingmember retaining suclr member against rotation, and a closure for eachpocket to maintain the line wire Carrying member within the pocket andagainst outward movement.

In testimony that I el aim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoallixed my signature in the presence oi two witnesses.

HENRY LEVID HOYBOOK.

Titnesses A. C. L. HILL, M. H. NICHOLSON.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressingthe i Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

